Tag: Bangkok
OAE: Thailand still has upper hand in FTAs on farm products
BANGKOK, 20 August 2012 - The Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) has disclosed that Thailand this year still has an edge over its...
NESDB urges Thailand to keep an eye on Chinese economy
BANGKOK, 21 August 2012 – The Strategic Committee for Reconstruction and Future Development, National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), has revealed that...
Amata Corporation to develop Dawei industrial estate in Myanmar
BANGKOK, Aug 20 - Thailand's leading developer and manager of factory estates, the Amata Corporation, is negotiating with partners to develop an industrial estate...
Women urged to eat vegetable to help prevent breast cancer
BANGKOK, 20 August 2012 – A health expert has raised awareness of breast cancer, suggesting that women consume more vegetables and exercise regularly. ...
Army marks 110th anniversary of Ordnance Dept
BANGKOK, 20 August 2012 – Army Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha has presided over a ceremony to mark the 110th anniversary of the Ordnance...
SDHS Minister confident BKK will not be flooded this year
BANGKOK, 20 August 2012 - Social Development and Human Security Minister Santi Prompat has expressed his confidence that unless the amount of rain...
GLO to launch e-lotto in time for year-end
BANGKOK, 20 August 2012 – The Government Lottery Office (GLO) has agreed to comply with the Ministry of Finance’s policy to press forward...
Bt20 fares on Bangkok electric mass transit within 2 years: MRTA...
BANGKOK, Aug 21 - Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) Governor Yongsit Rojsrikul said the government's policy to collect a Bt20 fee...
Thai economy to grow 7-9% in second half of 2012
BANGKOK, Aug 21 – The Kasikorn Research Centre projected that the Thai economy in the second half of this year will likely to...
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Afternoon alcohol ban ends in Thailand, critics warn of dangerous spillover
PATTAYA, Thailand – Academics and public health observers have raised concerns following the Royal Gazette announcement on May 28 allowing expanded alcohol sales hours...
Mystery body washes ashore at Navy Beach in Sattahip, foul play not ruled out
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police and naval authorities are investigating after the body of an unidentified man was discovered washed ashore at Toei Ngam Beach...
Pattaya firefighters contain grass fire near Thapprasit Soi 17 before it spreads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from the Pattaya City Fire Station (Jomtien Division) responded to a grass fire late at night in the Thapprasit Soi...
Pattaya Beach seizes illegal rentals, fines operators, restores public space
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers, working together with special affairs officials, have carried out a continued inspection and enforcement operation along Pattaya...
Pattaya Soi 6 walkways reclaimed after obstruction removal operation
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Pattaya have carried out a clean-up operation in Soi 6 and Soi 6/1, removing carts, containers, and...